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Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 2013

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A buffet-style serving line in a bright indoor hall, with clear plastic sneeze guards over steel chafing trays. Several men in white shirts stand in line holding stainless steel plates and bowls; the man at the front right, wearing a lanyard, points toward the food. Another man in white shirt serves from a tray with a steel ladle. Staff and guests move along the counter, and rice and dishes are visible in the trays. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2013-08-18Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAugust 18 20132013-08-18A photograph of a serving line in a large indoor hall where men in white shirts and white trousers serve food onto steel plates from stainless steel trays. Several servers wear orange lanyards and some have rudraksha malas around their necks. One server in the foreground holds a plate of rice, yellow dal and green vegetables, while others use tongs and spoons to serve from the trays. A steel bucket with a yellow handle sits in front of the counter, and people wait in line behind, some in white and others in casual clothes. This appears to be a communal meal service, with servers wearing disposable plastic gloves.2009-08-13A buffet serving line in a large hall with white walls and red curtains. Several men in white shirts and white trousers take food from steel trays along a counter of stainless steel containers holding sliced fruit, sandwiches, pastries and other dishes. The man at right wears an orange lanyard and a light-coloured shirt and reaches toward a food tray. The man at centre wears a rudraksha mala and a locket pendant, and holds a plate of cut fruit. Another man wears a white tilak on his forehead and a black bead mala. Other people stand in the background near the wall.2013-08-17 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA buffet serving line for an ashram meal, viewed through a clear sneeze-guard. A man in a white shirt holds a steel tray and reaches toward dishes of white rice, while an older woman in a red and gold sari with an orange lanyard serves herself from a steel tray. Steel pans hold rice, dark sautéed greens and a mixed vegetable dish with carrots and beans. Behind them, a bearded man in white kurta wears a rudraksha mala and a name badge, and other attendees in white clothes and orange lanyards queue. A red-sleeved server stands at the left edge.2013-09-28 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA large hall with pink walls and red curtains where people queue at a buffet of steel trays serving rice, dal, bread and vegetables under a glass sneeze guard. Attendants in white shirts and hairnets serve food while devotees in white and pink shirts, one in an orange shawl, wait in line. A screen on the back wall shows a figure. Many people are visible in the background.2013-08-18Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of volunteers serving food in a white-tiled ashram kitchen during an annadan meal. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers stand behind a stainless steel counter, ladling food from large steel pots into metal plates. The man in the foreground wears a light blue t-shirt with a blue lanyard and stirs a large steel pot. A man in the centre wears a white cap, and a man on the right wears a white-and-grey checked cloth over his shoulder. No swami or teacher is visible.2010-07-07A photograph of a communal meal service line in a plain whitewashed hall with a metal serving counter and sneeze-guard. Several men in white hair-nets and disposable plastic gloves serve food from steel trays into compartments of rice, yellow dal-like dishes and fried balls. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers holds a steel plate with rice, fried snacks and bread. Behind the counter, a man in a bright orange head-turban and white clothes stands among other attendees, and a man in a green shirt looks on. Flowers in red and yellow sit on the counter. Overall this depicts an annadan style food distribution.2015-08-22